COURSE

POWER TRANSFORMER
FUNDAMENTALS
December 9-10, 2015
Hyatt Regency Orange County
Orange County, CA

EUCI is authorized by IACET to

offer 1.0 CEUs for the course.

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POWER TRANSFORMER FUNDAMENTALS
December 9-10, 2015
Orange County, CA

OVERVIEW
Selecting, testing, monitoring, and maintaining transformers are essential activities in power utility operations. Additionally,
extending the life of existing infrastructure and safe transformer operation necessarily are items on the minds of many
power engineers. This course will bring to bear the expertise of Mr. Wallace Binder, PE and member of the IEEE Transformer
Committee of the Power and Energy Society for over 30 years. Participants will gain a greater understanding of transformer
specification, and monitoring, as well as quality and reliability assessment, including product failure event analysis and
maintenance issues. The correct application of various types of transformers will be discussed. The course will include
topics on vendor selection, testing and operations.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

• Engineers and managers from the power and utility industries

LEARNING OUTCOMES
• Describe various transformer types and different methods of construction, application, and their advantages and
disadvantages
• Describe important aspects of vendor selection
• Describe the critical parts of transformer specifications
• Identify the key points for specifying transformers applied to generation, photvoltaic (PV) or wind power installations
• Review transformer ratings and applications
• Explain transformer protection fundamentals
• Describe transformer monitoring systems
• Examine diagnostic testing techniques
• Discuss maintenance practices indicated by monitoring or routine test results
• Examine failure investigation techniques

INSTRUCTOR
Mr. Wallace Binder, P.E.
Over a 30+ year career at a major electric utility, Wallace Binder has:
• Managed maintenance and operation of company owned and major customer owned substations in the 5 county
area of the utility
• Managed substation apparatus engineering including application, technical and economic evaluation, preparation of
specifications, vendor contacts, bidder qualification and performance evaluation
• Led all corporate activities for transmission and distribution planning; site and right-of-way acquisition; transmission,
distribution, and substation design; and project management for a subsidiary operating company
• A member of the IEEE/PES Transformers Committee for more than 25 years and actively contributed to or lead
working groups:
o C57.91 Transformer Loading Guide
o C57.116 Guide for Transformers Directly Connected to Generators
o C57.120 Guide for Transformer Loss Evaluation
o C57.125 Guide for Failure Analysis (Chair)
o C57.152 Field Test Guide
o Others
Since his retirement, Wallace Binder has worked as an independent consultant where he:
• Consults on a variety of T&D issues with transformer manufacturers, professional associations, and financial analysts
• Wrote and produced, for transformer manufacturers their, Installation, Operation, and Maintenance Manuals for
large power transformers and reactors
• Wrote and edited various chapters of “Transformer Guidebook” for EPRI
• Wrote a chapter on “Problem and Failure Investigation” for Electrical Power Transformer Engineering, Edited by
James H. Harlow, CRC Press – Taylor and Francis Group
• Evaluates equipment damage and recommends corrective course of action to various clients who have experienced
failures or damage
Currently, in addition to consulting, he is a US Market Representative for Transformers Magazine and has written a
column on “Trends In Failure Analysis” for the first three issue.

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December 9-10, 2015
Orange County, CA

AGENDA
Wednesday, December 9, 2015
8:00 - 8:30 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30 – 10:15 a.m. Session I:
Transformer Basics
• Different Transformer Construction Types and Applications
• Class Discussion on Preferred Emphasis
Standards
• IEEE C57.xxx Series
• IEC 60076-x Series
• IEEE Guides
• CIGRE Committee Reports

10:15 – 10:30 a.m. Morning Break

10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Session II:
IEEE Transformer Standards
• Liquid Filled
• Dry Type
• Performance Characteristics
• Dielectric Test Requirements
• Insulation Life
• Product Standards
• How they refer to the base standards
• How they are unique
IEEE Transformer Guides
Vendor Selection
Transformer Application
Equipment Procurement
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Group Luncheon
1:00 – 2:30 p.m. Session III:
Specification
Transformer Rating
2:30 – 3:00 p.m. Networking Break
3:00 – 4:30 p.m. Session IV:
Diagnostic Testing (Including Online Monitoring)

Thursday, December 10, 2015

8:00 – 8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast
8:30 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Session V:
Power Transformer Maintenance
Protection
10:15 – 10:30 a.m. Morning Break
10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Session VI
Failure Event Analysis
12:00 p.m. Course Adjourns

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December 9-10, 2015
Orange County, CA

IACET CREDITS
EUCI has been accredited as an Authorized Provider by the International Association for Continuing
Education and Training (IACET). In obtaining this accreditation, EUCI has demonstrated that it
complies with the ANSI/IACET Standard which is recognized internationally as a standard of good
practice. As a result of their Authorized Provider status, EUCI is authorized to offer IACET CEUs for its
programs that qualify under the ANSI/IACET Standard.

EUCI is authorized by IACET to offer 1.0 CEUs for the course.

INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS
Case studies and PowerPoint presentations will be the chief instructional methods.

REQUIREMENTS FOR SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF PROGRAM

Participants must sign in/out each day and be in attendance for the entirety of the course to be eligible for continuing
education credit.

EVENT LOCATION
A room block has been reserved at the Hyatt Regency Orange County, 11999 Harbor Boulevard, Garden Grove,
CA 92840, for the nights of December 8-10, 2015. Room rates are $149, plus applicable tax. Call 1-714-750-1234
for reservations and mention the EUCI program to get the group rate.The cutoff date to receive the group rate is
November 8, 2015, but as there are a limited number of rooms available at this rate, the room block may close sooner.
Please make your reservations early.

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PROCEEDINGS
The proceedings of the course will be published, and one copy will be distributed to each registrant at the course.

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